Chapter 59 Mom's Obsession with Food

It was Xiao Tao who spoke. "Let me reintroduce myself. I'm Wang Weitao, the keyboardist. My main job is a doctor." Liu Minghao continued, "I'm Liu Minghao, I play the drums. I'm a handsome guy."

Fu Jizhou rolled his eyes: "Then I'm just an ordinary handsome man. Do you play musical instruments?"

The original owner of this body could play the piano and guitar, and was quite good at the piano. She only learned the guitar for fun, but it seems the system shop has books to improve guitar skills.

"I know a little about piano and guitar."

"Then it's settled. Does Xiao Tao have time tomorrow? We need to get some work done," Fu Jizhou asked.

"I'm on the night shift tomorrow, but I can work during the day."

Shi Shi gave Wu Yinglei's contact information to Fu Jizhou. She entrusted Wu Yinglei with the entire responsibility of recording the conversation.

After all, she had other things to do.

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Yi Garden is where Shi Shi grew up, and she only officially moved out after getting married. The place has always remained as it was during her teenage years.

Kong Pan called her daughter back as soon as her global tour ended. She missed her daughter terribly. Even though Kong Lai said Shi Shi was doing well lately, she didn't entirely believe her. She knew about Shi Shi's feelings for Fu Zhixu. Her daughter was actually a very naive person; she pursued a "perfect" marriage. And she had had it too easy growing up. People who don't experience setbacks have very poor resilience.

She was furious when she saw Old Shi across from her still reading the newspaper.

"Look, look, are there any flowers in the newspaper? They don't care about their daughter at all."

Old Shi still had a strong will to survive, even though he knew there was no necessary connection between reading the newspaper and caring about his daughter. But looking at the female tyrant, he wisely kept quiet.

The doorbell rang just in time, saving the warrior who was facing the dragon alone.

Shi Shi has arrived.

The Shi family wasn't a prestigious clan, but Shi's parents were doting fathers, spoiling Shi Shi rotten. Someone once said that promising a spiritually impoverished girl a rosy picture, or taking a well-off girl to experience the full spectrum of life, are sure to make her fall in love with you.

That's how Shi Shi fell for it. Fu Zhixu took her to an animal rescue center, an orphanage, and to a mountaintop to see the stars. They did things Shi Shi had never experienced before. It wasn't the glamorous world anymore; it was the real face of humanity.

"dad!"

Seeing that his daughter's complexion was rosy and she had no dark circles or signs of fatigue, Mr. Shi was relieved. "Come in quickly, your mother has been waiting for you for ages. She made all your favorite dishes."

"I haven't been eating properly lately, I'm getting so thin from hunger," Shi Shi said coquettishly.

"Oh dear, that won't do. The scientists said..."

Before Mr. Shi could launch into his long-winded explanation, Mrs. Shi's voice came from the kitchen: "I'll ask Aunt Zhang to come over to your place. She'll take care of you for a while."

Kong Pan's job often requires him to travel for work. Whenever he's not home, Professor Shi stays in the accommodations provided by the university for faculty and staff. In his words, with his daughter and wife away, what can he do alone in an empty house?

Aunt Zhang is a nanny but doesn't live in the house. She has a son with Down syndrome, and she and her husband run a flower shop, making a decent living. But as a mother, she always wants to give her child more time. She only comes to the Shi family's house for 5 days a month to do a thorough cleaning inside and outside the house.

The Kongs admired her resilience, and they were also not used to having a stranger in their home 24 hours a day; this distance was just right.

"Aunt Zhang doesn't have time. Doesn't she have to take care of the little ginseng?" Shi Shi set the bowls and chopsticks on the table, ready to eat.

"She got divorced, and Little Ginseng was sent to a boarding school for special needs children."

"Boarding school? Can Little Ginseng adapt?" Shi Shi had seen too many news reports about child abuse before she transmigrated. Moreover, children with Down syndrome not only have unusual facial features, but also usually suffer from intellectual disabilities and developmental delays.

"That's why she's in such a hurry to come out and earn money. The school fees are outrageously expensive, but the quality is really good. They not only take the children out to play, but also teach them some basic common sense through play, and even the food is very healthy. Your Aunt Zhang is short of money right now, so I thought I'd take care of her a little."

"Doesn't her husband... no, her ex-husband care?"

“They’re divorced, but she just wants a healthy son! She even said the second child can take care of the older one later. Your Aunt Zhang has always refused to have a second child, saying it wouldn’t be fair to both children. She’ll raise them as long as she lives.” Kong Pan sighed after saying this.

Aunt Zhang has been working for the Shi family since Shi Shi was in elementary school. Although it was a nanny job, they got along well. Even Shi's father, who was socially awkward, couldn't help but say a few words: "Her husband is a bit unethical."

At the time of the divorce, Aunt Zhang received all the family savings. The flower shop went to her husband. In Kyoto, a flower shop that has been open for over 20 years is a golden goose, laying golden eggs. And money will eventually run out.

Shi Shi is indeed very busy right now. She not only has to teach classes, but also "write songs," and she can't completely neglect her studio. Moreover, since she has the financial means, she doesn't want to waste any more time on trivial housework.

"Then let Aunt Zhang come to my place, and I'll pay her a higher salary."

Kong Pan quickly stopped her: "No, just charge her the market rate. She's too stubborn. If you charge her more, she'll feel a lot of pressure. Just give her more leave so she can have more time to see her son."

Shi Shi nodded. She agreed.

That concludes this topic.

Mr. Shi picked up a piece of mushroom, her favorite, from his daughter's plate: "Do you want to move?"

Shi Shi nodded: "I want to move to a bigger one, because the current house can't even fit a piano."

Kong Pan agreed: "That house really isn't very good. You should get a bigger one so you can keep a pet. Just buy a bigger one. Mom will cover the cost if you don't have enough money."

Shi's father and Shi Shi exchanged a glance, and then Shi Shi tentatively asked, "Mom, are you going to get another dog?"

Kong Pan nodded somewhat shyly. She was the type of person who could kill anything she tried to grow, a fact that Shi's father knew all too well. He loved growing flowers, but after they got married, he hadn't kept a single one.

All those expenses, spent before the wedding, were sacrificed...

Later, their family members lost cacti, turtles, and parrots one after another, until Fu Zhixu gave them a resilient husky. Only then did the situation of everyone perishing end.

As everyone knows, huskies are capable of causing chaos and destruction. Finally, one day, it broke through the iron cage at home and successfully escaped.

It was definitely impossible to find it again. Kong Pan was heartbroken for a long time and then gave up on raising any animals.

Looks like she's going to keep the dog with her. Isn't this "virtual dog ownership"? Her mom really loves to play games the more incompetent she is!